by Bill Wren on June 14, 2011
This is about sports and stories – specifically, hockey and stories. So you’ve been warned. We’re down to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. That’s a big deal in Canada and, depending on who and where you are, it may be a big deal to you. Two teams are in it: the Vancouver Canucks [...]
by Bill Wren on February 21, 2011
It’s been unusually quiet at Writelife. You can blame the editor for that. I have three posts unpublished because the editor has nixed them. Yes, the editor is me. The editor is a self-editor. What was wrong with the posts? They were cranky. Whiny. The tone was all bitchiness. The editor doesn’t like that. Not [...]
by Bill Wren on January 23, 2011
The short video below, The Evolution of Storytelling, tells a story about stories. However, pay attention to how it tells its story. Listen to it and pay attention. You may have noticed pairs and sequences of threes. In fact, the opening sentence begins with a sequence of three that concludes with a pair: “There is [...]
by Bill Wren on December 20, 2010
I wrote and posted the review below about six years ago when I first read this book. I liked it so much, I’m reading it again. And so, I’m posting this again … I just finished reading one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in a while. It’s called The Dutch Wife and it’s [...]
by Bill Wren on December 11, 2010
While it is helpful to think of stories as equations there is one very important caveat. Unlike a mathematical equation where the result is absolute (1 plus 2 can only be 3), results are never absolute with stories. There are any number of possible results – some more credible than others, but none an absolute. [...]
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